I may be a young adult, but I enjoy watching cartoons every
now and then. Maybe I’ll put on a lighthearted animated show such as Spongebob,
or something way more inappropriate such as Family Guy or South Park. My
parents weren’t too strict on me when it came to watching TV when I was
younger. However, in 2014, Netflix developed a different type of show (but
let’s be honest, all of the Netflix Originals are different in their own way).
Bojack Horseman is an animated adult
comedy that focuses on a washed up actor (which happens to be the combination
of a horse and a man). The world of Bojack
Horseman consists of normal-looking humans with the combination of animal
humans (half-human/half-animal). It’s a different type of world, and when you
watch the show for the first time, you may be very confused --- but that’s
completely normal. The show itself takes a little bit to get used to. However,
the jokes within the first ten minutes of the Pilot episode will have you
laughing at loud because of the show’s ridiculous characters, situations, etc.
Bojack’s
character is a classic, and the famous Will Arnett voices him. Bojack was in a
famous television sitcom “Horsin’ Around” which both made and broke his acting
career. The show focuses on years after the show “Horsin’ Around” ended years
later and Bojack is not only trying to get his acting career back on track, but
he is trying to write an autobiography, and season 1 focuses on when he hires a
ghost writer named Diane, whom Bojack kinda-sorta falls for. Bojack’s cohort
and unwelcoming roommate, Todd (voiced by Aaron Paul from the amazing, Emmy
winning show, Breaking Bad) is just
as funny if not funnier than Bojack himself. There are many classic moments and
parodies in the show that make fun of current events and certain celebrities.
If you
enjoy shows similar to Family Guy,
American Dad, Futurama, South Park, or any other adult animated comedy, I
highly recommend you give Bojack Horseman
a try. The type of show is very different and abnormal, but it’s definitely
worth watching.
I didn't expect your blog to be about so many Netflix Originals shows. Various websites have been trying to produce good television content for years and have failed. Because of all this failure, I've never really wanted to try Netflix Originals shows. Your blog definitely makes me want to check more out!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I tried to give this show a chance back when it first came out, but I wasn't quite a fan of it. I am also a huge fan of netflix originals, so I probably held it at too high of a standard or wasn't in the right frame of mind to watch it. Thanks for the review, I will have to give it another chance!
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